By Juan David
Guest Columnist
Published: Sunday, September 15, 2013
Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013 17:09
When getting an education harms someone more than it helps, we have to rethink our value structure in America and “shake up the system.”
At least, these were the words President Barack Obama used on Aug. 22 at the University at Buffalo upon announcing plans for a new college rating system tied to financial aid. The plan unfolds regarding education and the struggles of a knowledge-starved America.
Obama’s plan seeks to evaluate colleges on measures such as tuition, graduation rates, graduates’ debt and earnings and the percentage of lower-income student attendees. It is hard to argue with Obama that this is, indeed, “A knowledge-based economy,” but we all know too well that, “shaking up” an entire nation takes more than the desire of the president or…To read more click Here
You are right Juan. Education needs to be helping instead of creating difficulties for you. Having high fees simply put a student under debt and further problems. The fear of being in debt is letting people away from education.
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This is right, education should make them in a low fee so that everyone can afford.